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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2021)
 People experiencing an adventure (close-up view)
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This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2021)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
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The Signpost: 28 December 2021
- From the editor: Here is the news
- News and notes: Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
- Serendipity: Born three months before her brother?
- In the media: The past is not even past
- Arbitration report: A new crew for '22
- By the numbers: Four billion words and a few numbers
- Deletion report: We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"
- Gallery: Wikicommons presents: 2021
- Traffic report: Spider-Man, football and the departed
- Crossword: Another Wiki crossword for one and all
- Humour: Buying Wikipedia
Northamerica1000, can you have a look at Wikipedia talk:Cleanup/Archive 12? I archived the previous year of the Talk page. Not sure that I did it correctly using copy/paste. Let me know and I'll rectify what needs fixing. I think the template substitutions may be an issue. Thank you! — WILDSTARTALK 16:27, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hey WildStar, I've looked at it - I hope you don't mind me replying instead of NA1000, I did some archiving of the project talk page before - the only change I've made is put the discussion-closing templates back. Otherwise, it looks fine to me - copy & paste is basically the approach as far as I know, normally I don't think anything needs to be done beyond that. What could require some judgement would be deciding what to archive and what to leave - I think you've done well on that front, you don't seem to have archived anything that was still in need of action.
The only issue I can think of is that the project page and the archives contain a bunch of links to the "scope" discussion - people have often been linking to that discussion whenever they strike out part of a request that asks for the addition of sources. Some of those links will not have been permanent links and now be broken - maybe they should be turned into permanent links or retargeted to the archive version.I should say though, I think it was a fine decision to archive it, as it was not quite a while ago and not unresolved. Kind regards from PJvanMill)talk( 21:44, 17 December 2021 (UTC)- PS: I'm probably reading too much into your words, but I hope I didn't accidentally give you the wrong impression with this edit: I was only subst'ing because that specific template always needs to be subst'ed, which I'd forgotten to do moments before
- PPS: What you described here as subst'ing was not really subst'ing: subst'ing is done by typing
subst:in front of the template name after the double opening brace{{and then saving the page - it produces something that looks exactly like when the template is transcluded, except the template is gone - see WP:Substitution
- @WildStar and PJvanMill: Copy attribution is missing from this archiving, which is required as per WP:COPYWITHIN:
- Wikipedia's licensing requires that attribution be given to all users involved in creating and altering the content of a page. Wikipedia's page history functionality lists all edits made to a page and all users who made these changes, but it cannot, however, in itself determine where text originally came from. Because of this, copying content from another page within Wikipedia requires supplementary attribution to indicate it. At minimum, this means providing an edit summary at the destination page – that is, the page into which the material is copied – stating that content was copied, together with a link to the source (copied-from) page.
- I went ahead and added copy attribution in edit summaries for WildStar for these (diff, diff). In the future, please abide by this rule. Thanks! North America1000 12:13, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Northamerica1000 : Actually, what is the policy on this? Because the more I think about it, the less clear it becomes to me.
- The one thing I know is that edit summaries are not the only way to do attribution - the source of the content can also be indicated on the page itself. In fact, it's a more direct form of attribution, because the reader is given the info by the page itself instead of first having to follow the "History" link. This method makes more sense to me for an archive, where practically all the content originates from one different page.
- But then I read the advice at Help:Archiving a talk page, where neither attribution in edit summaries nor with a note on the page are mentioned...? I can think of two explanations for this:
- Maybe the text of
{{archive}}, though it does not explicitly state that the content comes from the linked page, is considered good enough for a note? - Maybe the reasoning is that every comment on a talk page is signed and that the signature directly attributes the comment to its author?
- Maybe the text of
- Both of these seem a bit... incautious, though. So I'm half considering changing the notes atop the project page archives and the project talk page archives so they explicitly state that the content originates from the respective source page. (Because as you can see in the various page histories, I have not linked back to the source page in the e.s. of every archiving edit.) But it feels like either that should be done on every talk archive (or rather, there should be a change in the wording of
{{archive}}) or there is no need to do it at all. - But @WildStar, I agree with the recommendation to indicate in the e.s. of the removing edit to which archive page you're archiving it, not because it would be a copyvio to leave this out (it's not), but just because it's very useful information. Kind regards from PJvanMill)talk( 18:12, 19 December 2021 (UTC) (sorry if I'm overthinking this and boring/bothering either of you with these confused thoughts)
- @WildStar and PJvanMill: Not sure why Help:Archiving a talk page has nothing about copy attribution, but maybe it should, or maybe not. For what it's worth, Wikipedia:Copyright violations also says nothing about talk pages; it's all about articles. I really don't want to get too involved in any of this, as I am generally working on other things. Hey PJvanMill, if you find a way to improve the archive page notices, go for it. North America1000 14:56, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Northamerica1000
I really don't want to get too involved in any of this
: and I won't ask you to:)I was just thinking out loud, sorry if I came across as "GIVE ME ANSWERS NOW!!!1!".if you find a way to improve the archive page notices, go for it
: I think I will at some point. Kind regards from PJvanMill)talk( 17:42, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Northamerica1000
- @WildStar and PJvanMill: Not sure why Help:Archiving a talk page has nothing about copy attribution, but maybe it should, or maybe not. For what it's worth, Wikipedia:Copyright violations also says nothing about talk pages; it's all about articles. I really don't want to get too involved in any of this, as I am generally working on other things. Hey PJvanMill, if you find a way to improve the archive page notices, go for it. North America1000 14:56, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
- I went ahead and added copy attribution in edit summaries for WildStar for these (diff, diff). In the future, please abide by this rule. Thanks! North America1000 12:13, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).
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Portal:Tornadoes
Thanks for adding the image and some incoming links to Portal:Tornadoes. I realize portals are considered an ancient concept by many on WP, but I think they have some use. NoahTalk 15:30, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Hurricane Noah: Short reply for now... probably more later. The portal looks good, lots of content and lots of articles to choose from. A vital action is to add links to the portal in relevant articles, relevant portals and article templates, so WP:READERS can become aware of the new portal's existence. In my view, having adequate links is one of the most important aspects of portals outside of content within the portal itself. North America1000 15:40, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2022)
 A man playing the didgeridoo, an indigenous instrument of Australia that was developed at least 1,500 years ago. This is one of the myriad topics within the history of music.
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Merry Christmas Northamerica1000
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- @WildStar: A happy holiday season to you too, and thanks. North America1000 12:14, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
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I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer. :) BOZ (talk) 20:22, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2022)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
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Holiday cheer!
- Thank you. Happy New Year to you too! --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 15:45, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks NA1k and I wish you and yours a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year, Take care, All the best, –Davey2010Talk 15:49, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
A somewhat premature New Year's greeting
 John Vanderlyn, Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos (c.1812), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
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| Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place. BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:26, 26 December 2021 (UTC) Moral lesson: John Vanderlyn was an American painter who studied in Paris, and his life-sized Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos was one of the first large nudes exhibited in the United States. Peddling the poison as well as the cure, this overtly sensuous work was presented to the public as a moral lesson on the consequences of lascivious behavior. Visible in the distance is the ship of Princess Ariadne's secret lover, Theseus, for whom she has betrayed her people by helping him to escape the Labyrinth and slay the Minotaur. Ariadne's bliss will come to an end when she awakens from her post-coital reverie, only to discover that the faithless Theseus has sailed away without her. |
- @BoringHistoryGuy: Thanks, and a happy upcoming New Year to you as well! North America1000 19:33, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
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Happy New Year, Northamerica1000!
Northamerica1000,
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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2022)
 A NeXTstation graphics workstation from 1990
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- When using WikiEditor (also known as the 2010 wikitext editor), people will now see a warning if they link to disambiguation pages. If you click "Review link" in the warning, it will ask you to correct the link to a more specific term. You can read more information about this completed 2021 Community Wishlist item.
- You can automatically subscribe to all of the talk page discussions that you start or comment in using DiscussionTools. You will receive notifications when another editor replies. This is available at most wikis. Go to your Preferences and turn on "Automatically subscribe to topics". [9]
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19:53, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2022)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Workstation • Reader Rabbit Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 24 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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FYI. You had voted before. Happy editing. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:37, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Benjamin Javaheri
- The user's opinion has a personal problem with the article .?
1:(Benjamin_Javaheri) 2:(Benjamin_Javaheri_(2nd_nomination)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minavahid (talk • contribs) 05:22, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Minavahid: I have replied at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjamin Javaheri, per your contribution there after posting here. North America1000 05:59, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for being around, and your good wishes! - Happy new year, in friendship! - One of my pics was on the Main page (DYK) and even made the stats. - In this young year, I enjoyed meetings with friends in real life, and wish you many of those. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:26, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: Thanks for the kind wishes, and very beautiful photography. I like the stream in your hiking to Nymphenburg Park image, how it mirrors everything. Beautiful. North America1000 19:27, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 30 January 2022
- Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassment
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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2022)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Television ratings • Workstation Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 31 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- English Wikipedia recently set up a gadget for dark mode. You can enable it there, or request help from an interface administrator to set it up on your wiki (instructions and screenshot).
- Category counts are sometimes wrong. They will now be completely recounted at the beginning of every month. [12]
Problems
- A code-change last week to fix a bug with Live Preview may have caused problems with some local gadgets and user-scripts. Any code with skin-specific behaviour for
vectorshould be updated to also check forvector-2022. A code-snippet, global search, and example are available.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 8 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 9 February. It will be on all wikis from 10 February (calendar).
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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2022)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Social equality • Television ratings Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- Purging a category page with fewer than 5,000 members will now recount it completely. This will allow editors to fix incorrect counts when it is wrong. [13]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 15 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 February. It will be on all wikis from 17 February (calendar).
- In the AbuseFilter extension, the
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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2022)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Joseph Lelyveld • Social equality Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 14 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Hello, I've begun a deletion sorting page for articles about the Olympics which are nominated at AfD. Hope you find it useful. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:26, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- @No Great Shaker: A great idea, and keep them coming. Well, WP:NOLYMPIC was recently changed, so a delsort page makes sense. Keep it shakin'! See also: Sugaree. North America1000 13:30, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, NA. I'll try, ha! Interesting reference to Sugaree there – I once saw the Grateful Dead at the Filmore. They were good. All the best. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- @No Great Shaker: The Fillmore. Damn, that was way back in the day. East or West? North America1000 13:41, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry, I forgot there were two. It was the East, in New York. I was over there on a student exchange trip. A long, long time ago. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- @No Great Shaker: Aah, you're an English bloke (I checked out your user page). Well, lotsa great bands are from there. Pink Floyd, Led Zep and Cream immediately come to mind. The Dead were a one of a kind thing, and remained that way all the way through. North America1000 13:50, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- All great bands, as you say. The Fillmore gig I was at must have been one of the last. It's strange how you forget things but I thought it was still open a couple of years more after I was there. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:57, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- @No Great Shaker: Dead were a straight-up jam band all the way through. Lots of improvisation. Never played the same two shows the same way. North America1000 14:00, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- All great bands, as you say. The Fillmore gig I was at must have been one of the last. It's strange how you forget things but I thought it was still open a couple of years more after I was there. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:57, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- @No Great Shaker: Aah, you're an English bloke (I checked out your user page). Well, lotsa great bands are from there. Pink Floyd, Led Zep and Cream immediately come to mind. The Dead were a one of a kind thing, and remained that way all the way through. North America1000 13:50, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry, I forgot there were two. It was the East, in New York. I was over there on a student exchange trip. A long, long time ago. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- @No Great Shaker: The Fillmore. Damn, that was way back in the day. East or West? North America1000 13:41, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, NA. I'll try, ha! Interesting reference to Sugaree there – I once saw the Grateful Dead at the Filmore. They were good. All the best. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)